Banks asked to act fast on fraud alerts

The government is considering deploying a series of measures to curb the growing menace of cyber frauds in the financial sector, including blocking the IMEI, the unique number of mobile devices, and restricting withdrawals from suspicious accounts to prevent its use in future incidents. Besides, a proposal to "whitelist" digital lending apps was among options discussed at a meeting in the finance ministry, amid an unprecedented rise in cyber frauds.

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